2021-07-20: News Headlines

Editor (2021-07-20). Amílcar Cabral: Liberator, theorist, and educator. mronline.org Amílcar Lopes da Costa Cabral was born September 12, 1924 in Bafatá, Guinea-Bissau, one of Portugal's African colonies. On January 20, 1973—48 years ago today—Cabral was murdered by fascist Portuguese assassins just months before the national liberation movement in which he played a central role won the independence of Guinea-Bissau. | July 20, 2021…

teleSUR (2021-07-20). Spain Approves New Memory Law to Repair Dictatorship Victims. telesurenglish.net On Tuesday, Spain's Council of Ministers approved a new Democratic Memory law, which will seek to repair the victims of the Civil War (1936-1939) and prevent the figure of the dictator Francisco Franco from being glorified. | RELATED: | The new law, which the Spanish Parliament must now process, takes a further step with respect to the 2007 Historical Memory Law because it penalizes acts that humiliate the victims…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2021-07-20). Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast: On the verge of predicted surge with COVID-19 delta variant. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org The delta variant is being blamed for hot spots in the U.S. where cases of COVID-19 are on the rise. These hot spots account for most cases in the U.S. They are also the geographical areas that tend to have the lowest vaccination rates. "It's no surprise that the two go together," says Dr. Gregory Poland, an infectious diseases expert and head of Mayo Clinic's Vaccine Research Group. "This (delta variant) is the bad actor that…

_____ (2021-07-20). The Greatest Threat to Britain Isn't China or Russia, It's Boris Johnson. strategic-culture.org By Patrick COCKBURN | The lifeblood of He spoke of threats from stat…

WSWS (2021-07-20). Spain's Morenoite Izquierda Diario calls for "safe nightlife" as COVID-19 surges. wsws.org Despite the resurgence of coronavirus in Spain, the Workers' Revolutionary Current is urging young people to throw caution to wind and pour back into nightclubs and bars.

WSWS (2021-07-20). Five-year-old dies of COVID-19 in Georgia as Biden administration pushes to fully open schools. wsws.org Wyatt Gary Gibson is the fourth child under age 10 who has died of COVID-19 in Georgia alone.

Staff (2021-07-20). As US troops are flown out of Afghanistan, the graveyard of great empires is now once again at the center of a battle for Eurasia. rt.com Two decades on, the US government's escapade in Afghanistan is now drawing to a close. However, history shows the troubled Central Asian nation is unlikely to disappear from the headlines anytime soon as a great global crossroads. | In early July, American and coalition forces left Bagram Airfield, once Washington's largest base of operations in Afghanistan. Already at 90% completion, the withdrawal is expected to be concluded by August 31, 2021, ahead of President Joe Biden's initial September 11 deadline. Meanwhile, Taliban forces are advancing, recapturing and, crucially, holding lost territories, claiming…

Binoy Kampmark (2021-07-20). When Football Did Not Come Home. counterpunch.org They were in with a shot. The English team, deliriously floating on chants of Football's Coming Home, had made it to their first major tournament final since 1966. The UEFA European Football Championship would be decided at Wembley against an Italian side unblemished by defeat since September 2018. But the English, coached by the much

Associated Press (2021-07-20). French president honors U.S. civil rights icon Jesse Jackson. peoplesworld.org French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday made American civil rights leader Jesse Jackson a commander of the Legion of Honor, France's highest award, for helping "change the destiny of the United States" and with it, the world. Jackson, 79, who had gallbladder surgery this year and is being treated for Parkinson's disease, had visible difficulty walking. The founder of the …

Staff (2021-07-20). US has declared 'economic war' on Moscow, top Russian senator claims, says missile tests not provocation but response to hostility. rt.com One of Russia's top lawmakers, Senator Alexey Pushkov, has defended his country's decision to demonstrate the capabilities of a new high-tech rocket system, saying that it is Washington, not Moscow, that is escalating tensions. | Pushkov spoke out on Tuesday after US Department of Defense Spokesman John Kirby said that the launch of the hypersonic Zircon missile from a Russian warship in the White Sea was a "destabilizing" move. "You'd have to ask [Russian President] Vladimir Putin why he's chosen to go down that route," the official was quoted as saying. Hypersonic weapons were banned under the Anti-Ballistic…

Rick Rozoff (2021-07-20). Ukrainian conscripts kill kin to preserve monarchy in Europe. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Ukrainian conscripts kill kin to preserve monarchy in Europe Interfax-Ukraine reported that the Danish ambassador to Ukraine paid a two-day visit to the front line of his host country's war in the Donbass region. The press report phrased its account of the event like this: "On July 19-20, a delegation of the Kingdom of Denmark, …

Anonymous103 (2021-07-20). New Round Of Violence On Armenian-Azerbaijani Border. southfront.org Illustrative Image | The Armenian Ministry of Defense claimed that the Azerbaijani forces had opened mortar fire on the border territory near the village of Yeraskh. | According to Armenian local sources, the head of the administration of the village of Yerash, Rudik Odikyan, was wounded during the shelling."On July 19, at 18.40, the Azerbaijani armed forces have shelled Armenian positions stationed on the border near the village of Yeraskh for several hours in a row with firearms of various calibers. Mor…

Anonymous007 (2021-07-20). Russia's S-500 Prometheus Successfully Strikes Fast-Moving Ballistic Target (VIDEO). southfront.org Click to see full-size image | Russia's S-500 next-generation missile system has struck a fast-moving ballistic target in a training exercise at the Kapustin Yar range. | The first S-500 system will be procured to the Moscow Region's air and missile defense unit after a full cycle of tests is completed, the Russian Defense Ministry | "The S-500 cutting-edge missile system has carried out a test combat shooting at the Kapustin Y…

Anonymous007 (2021-07-20). Russia To Showcase Orion-E Strike Variant Drone, New Single-Engine Warplane At MAKS-2021 Air Show. southfront.org Click to see full-size image | For the first time, Russia will present its export drone the "Orion-E" UAV in a strike configuration, at the International Aviation and Space Salon MAKS-2021. | This was announced by Dmitry Shugaev, director of the Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation of Russia."For the first time at MAKS the export Orion-E will be presented in a strike configuration. Previously, the unmanned aerial vehicle was offered for sale only in a reconnaissance version," said Shugaev in an inte…

Anonymous007 (2021-07-20). Military Situation In Syria On July 20, 2021 (Map Update). southfront.org Click to see full-size image | On July 20, Russia reported that Idlib militants violated the ceasefire regime in Greater Idlib 34 times: 16 — in Idlib province, 13 — in Latakia province, 3 — in Hama province, 2 — in Aleppo province | On July 19, Russian warplanes attacked positions of Turkish-backed forces in the Kabani area | On July 19, Israeli warplanes attacked Syrian Army positions in the Al-Safirah area. No casualties were reported | On July 19, Russian military police and…

Ramzy Baroud (2021-07-20). European Islamophobia on both Left and Right is a Major Human Rights Concern. juancole.com ( Middle East Monitor) — Europe's identity crisis is not confined to the ceaseless squabbles by Europeans over the EU, Brexit, or football. It goes much deeper, reaching sensitive and dangerous territory, including that of culture and religion. Moreover, once again, Muslims stand at the heart of the continent's identity debate. Anti-Muslim sentiments are rarely …

sputniknews (2021-07-20). Climate Change Hits Around the World. sputniknews.com On this episode of Fault Lines, hosts Jamarl Thomas and Shane Stranahan discussed the effects of severe weather in Germany and other European countries, the divisiveness of the left, and the reality of the vaccine statistics in the United States.

Editor2 (2021-07-20). Bomb Cuba, and a Story to Compare Cuba. orinocotribune.com By Farooque Chowdhury — Jul 15, 2021 | There's now call to bomb Cuba — a suggestion from the land of inequality, the Empire. | Francis Suarez, Mayor of Miami, has called for US military intervention in Cuba. | The mayor has cited many examples — from Panama to Kosovo. Mr. Suarez claims — all US attacks went smoothly. An act to feel proud by imperialists! | The logic behind this interventionist proposal was explained by the mayor. Suarez told Fox News during a Tuesday interview: Cuba is a threat to the US because Cuba is "exporting communism throughout the hemisphere and throughout the world…

Editor2 (2021-07-20). An Expendable Navalny's Downfall was Inevitable, and Just a Matter of Time. orinocotribune.com By Serge Rousskikh — Jul 18, 2021 | Navalny became expendable because everyone got what they wanted from him. | The sky is silent. A slight breeze from the northeast keeps the city comfortable. Workers from all walks of life retreat to the subway for another commute home, while those already home step out for an evening walk. | After days of whipping winds, torrential downpours and bolts emanating throughout an angry sky, a calm sets over Moscow. | Just hours before Russia's capital would take its tranquil state, the Moscow City Court designated Alexey Navalny's Anti-Corruption Foundation (FBK) an extremist…

Rick Rozoff (2021-07-20). Kremlin: Russian hypersonic missiles reaction to U.S. missile shield near its borders. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Kremlin: Russian hypersonic missiles reaction to U.S. missile shield near its borders Russian presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov was cited by TASS on July 20 confirming that his nation's development of hypersonic missiles (five or more times the speed of sound) is a direct response to the American (and NATO it should be added) interceptor missile …

teleSUR (2021-07-19). Interview: WMO Chief Warns Of Rising Extreme Weather Events. telesurenglish.net Extreme weather events and natural disasters will continue to increase, the head of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) warned on Monday, saying that climate change was the root cause for the torrential rainstorms and deadly floods ravaging across Western Europe this summer. | Speaking exclusively to Xinhua, Petteri Taalas, secretary-general of the Geneva-based WMO, said: "We have always had extreme weather events, but because of climate change, we have started seeing them more often and they are more intense." | "Without climate change we wouldn't have observed such high temperatures in western parts…

We Are Change (2021-07-19). Video: The Massive Uprising in France Has Begun! globalresearch.ca

Donald Monaco (2021-07-19). Biden Targets Iran. Cyber, Military and Legal Provocations. Economic Warfare. globalresearch.ca

teleSUR (2021-07-19). Russia Ratifies Support To Produce Sputnik V in Nicaragua. telesurenglish.net On Monday, Foreign Affairs Minister Sergey Lavrov conveyed Russia's support for Nicaragua when the United States is orchestrating a smear campaign against the government of President Daniel Ortega. | RELATED: | "We stand in solidarity with Nicaragua in defense of its independence and sovereignty. We categorically reject attempts to interfere in its internal affairs," Lavrov said after a meeting with Nicaraguan Foreign Affairs…

Ezili Dantà≤ (2021-07-19). Geopolitics Behind Jovenel Moise's Assassination? Haiti's Rapprochement with Russia, Venezuela and Turkey. globalresearch.ca The …

Zahra Mirzafarjouyan (2021-07-19). Russia tests new hypersonic missile. en.mehrnews.com The Admiral Gorshkov frigate has successfully test-fired the Tsirkon hypersonic missile against a surface target at the range of over 350 km and the flight speed reached 7 Mach, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Monday.

Staff (2021-07-19). Headlines for July 19, 2021. democracynow.org COVID Cases on the Rise Among Olympic Athletes Days Ahead of Tokyo Opening Ceremony, Boris Johnson Self-Isolates as U.K. Reopens; Mass Protests in France over COVID Measures, Delta Variant Spreads Across Africa, Latin America, Where Vaccines Are Sorely Lacking, Young Children at Risk as U.S. Cases Surge in Areas with Low Vaccination Rates, DOJ Set to Challenge U.S. Judge Ruling Declaring DACA Unlawful, Israeli Spyware Company's Software Targeted Phones of Journalists and Politicians Around the World, Death Toll in Western Europe Flash Floods Nears 200; 70 Major Wildfires Rage in Western U.S., Colombian Police Say…

Staff (2021-07-19). Native Youth Lead Return of 10 Children's Remains From Carlisle Indian School. truthout.org Image Credit: Frances Benjamin Johnston Collection/LOC | The remains of nine Indigenous children were buried by the Rosebud Sioux in South Dakota after being transferred back from the former Carlisle Indian School in Pennsylvania, where the children were forcibly sent over 140 years ago. Carlisle was the first government boarding school off reservation land, and it set the standard for other schools with its motto, "Kill the Indian, Save the Man." The schools were known for their brutal assimila…

teleSUR (2021-07-19). Pegasus Investigation Sparks Global Outrage. telesurenglish.net Several journalists, activists, and human rights organizations rejected on Monday global espionage by the Israeli software Pegasus from the company NSO Group. | RELATED: | The software allows the recovery of text messages, photos, contacts and also listens to conversations of the phone's owners. The reactions follow a journalist investigation published on Sunday about a list of activists and journalists from France Forbidden Stories and the NGO Amnesty In…

Staff (2021-07-19). 'With Biden's help we will prevail' says Belarusian opposition figurehead Tikhanovskaya, calling on Americans to oust Lukashenko. rt.com The self-described leader of Belarus' opposition movement, Svetlana Tikhanovskaya, has called on US politicians to support her bid to remove her country's embattled leader, Alexander Lukashenko, as part of her visit to Washington. | In an interview with the National Interest magazine, published on Sunday, the 39-year-old activist, who has been living abroad since last summer's Belarusian presidential election,

Andrew Korybko (2021-07-19). Poland Should Follow Ukraine's Lead by Using China to Balance the US. globalresearch.ca

Blake Skylar (2021-07-19). In Germany and worldwide, climate change-fueled weather crisis wreaks havoc. peoplesworld.org Floods caused by global warming in Germany have left 108 people dead and at least 1,300 others missing. The tragedy is the latest in a pattern of natural disasters worldwide, highlighting the dire reality that devastating weather events will continue and worsen due to climate change. Days before turbid waves ripped through the western part …

Staff (2021-07-19). Washington Post's branding of Russians & Chinese as 'uncivilized' betrays the latent xenophobia fueling America's New Cold War. rt.com Who is truly civilized? Well, according to a column in the Jeff Bezos-owned Washington Post over the weekend, it certainly isn't Russia or China. While the content is unoriginal, its Neo-Cold War attitude sparked outrage online. | The piece, by George F. Will,

Anonymous103 (2021-07-19). OPEC+ Agrees To Boost Output After Saudi-UAE Reach Production Compromise. southfront.org Illustrative image | Originally published by Two weeks after OPEC+ seemed on the verge of yet another collapse when UAE balked at the latest OPEC+ output deal which all other oil exporters agreed to except the small Gulf nation, the oil producing cartel and its Russia-led oil-producing allies agreed to gradually add more oil supplies to the market, ending a two-week spat between Saudi Arabia and th…

Anonymous103 (2021-07-19). In Video: Official Promo For Russian New Stealth Fighter Jet. southfront.org Click to see full-size image | New photo from Zhukovsky International Airport showing Russia's new stealth fighter jet was allegedly leaked online. | Wait for more details at midnight | On our YouTube-channel Or on the YouTube-channel of United Aircraft Corporation, –∞nd the page of the project — Rostec &n…

Anonymous007 (2021-07-19). Russia's Admiral Gorshkov Frigate Successfully Strikes Ground Target With Zircon Hypersonic Missile. southfront.org Click to see full-size image | Russia's Admiral Gorshkov frigate successfully test-fired a Zircon hypersonic missile and struck a ground target, the Russian Ministry of Defense announced on July 19th. | Footage distributed by the defense ministry showed the Admiral Gorshkov warship launching the cruise missile at a target on the Barents Sea coast in northern Russia. | The tests took place in the Arctic: the rocket was fired from the W…

Anonymous669 (2021-07-19). Russia To Present Upgraded Air-Launched Cruise Missile With Dual Warhead During MAKS-2021 (Photos). southfront.org Su-30 fighter jets. Photo: Marina Lystseva/TASS | Russia will present an upgraded variant of the Kh-59MK air-launched cruise missile during the MAKS-2021 Air Show which will open its doors on July 20. | Photos of the new variant, dubbed Kh-59MKM, surfaced online on July 19. According to the missile manufacturer, JSC Tactical Missiles Corporation (KTRV), the variant was designed to destroy fortified, stationary ground targets. | The missile is armed with a 40 kilograms pre-charge consisting of four small shaped charges and a…

Anonymous007 (2021-07-19). Russia, Uzbekistan And Tajikistan To Hold Military Exercise Along Afghanistan's Border. southfront.org Click to see full-size image | The Russian military will take part in joint exercises with the Uzbek and Tajik military, said the commander of the Central Military District, Colonel-General Alexander Lapin, The exercises will take…

Anonymous669 (2021-07-19). Al-Qaeda Faction Shows Off Turkish-Made Mortars Used To Attack Syrian Army (Photos). southfront.org Illustrative Image. | On July 19, the al-Qaeda-affiliated Ansar al-Islam released photos of Turkish-made mortars it had fired at positions of the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) in the northwestern Hama countryside. | The 81 mm mortars, made by Turkey's Mechanical and Chemical Industry Corporation (MKEK), was likely supplied to the terrorist group by the Turkish military which maintains a large presence in the northwestern Syrian region of Greater Idlib. | No human or material losses were reported as a result of Ansar al-Islam s…

_____ (2021-07-19). Klaus Schwab the Humanist versus Klaus Schwab the Terrorist. strategic-culture.org The rising technocratic dystopia may appear to carry forward the legacy of social-democracy, though perversely, and therefore the utilization of Green parties and social-democratic parties in Europe to implement these is both predicted and rational. | There are two men named Klaus Schwab, no doubt. | One man named Klaus Schwab is seen by the true-believers, fachidiots, the liberal intelligentsia, the institutionally refined population, as a man who deeply cares about humanity. It seems they believe his warnings to be earnest even if uncannily and strikingly prescient. The World Economic Forum after all, must have…

Rick Rozoff (2021-07-19). Azerbaijan's defense chief tells commanders, troops to be ready for new war. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Azerbaijan's defense chief tells commanders, troops to be ready for new war "We are the winning country. We have destroyed Armenia." The defense minister of Azerbaijan, Colonel General Zakir Hasanov, who has recently touted his nation's partnership with NATO, spoke at a meeting attended by what an Azerbaijani news report said were deputy defense ministers, …

WSWS (2021-07-19). The floods in Europe and the bankruptcy of capitalism. wsws.org The floods, which have claimed the lives of over 180 people in Germany and Belgium, expose in many ways the bankruptcy of capitalism and its political representatives.

Manuel García, Jr. (2021-07-19). Even Noah Would Be Amazed. counterpunch.org The devastation caused by the rapid massive flooding in the region of Western Europe at the confluence of the borders of Germany, Belgium, France and Luxembourg during the third week of July 2021, when three times the monthly average of rainfall was dumped in only a day or two.

Rick Rozoff (2021-07-19). NATO conducts 14-nation naval war games in Black Sea. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com NATO conducts 14-nation naval war games in Black Sea Two days after completing the two-week, 32-nation Sea Breeze 2021 war games in the Black Sea, on July 12 the U.S. and its NATO allies launched the similarly-named Breeze 2021 exercise in the Black Sea, hosted by Bulgaria. This year's iteration of the regular military exercise …

Peoples Dispatch (2021-07-19). Anti-corruption coalition likely to form government in Bulgaria. peoplesdispatch.org The anti-corruption big tent 'There Is Such a People' (ITN) party, led by celebrity singer Slavi Trifonov, emerged as the single largest party in the parliamentary elections held on July 11. No party or coalition was able to achieve a simple majority…

Winter Oaks (2021-07-19). France Rises Up Against Macron's Vaccine Passports. globalresearch.ca

WSWS (2021-07-19). Jean-Luc Mélenchon supports anti-vaccine protest called by French neofascists. wsws.org The call to let the virus spread unimpeded has won support not only among neo-fascist activists, but inside Jean-Luc Mélenchon's Unsubmissive France.

_____ (2021-07-19). The Drug Companies Are Killing People. popularresistance.org After the Biden administration indicated its support for this limited waiver, many other rich countries signed on as well. Germany, under longtime chancellor Angela Merkel, has been largely left alone to carry water for the pharmaceutical industry in opposing the vaccine waiver. | I had the chance to confront the industry arguments directly last week in a web panel sponsored by the International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (link included when it becomes available). It's always educational to see these arguments up close and real people actually making them. | The first line of defense…

Rick Rozoff (2021-07-19). Video: NATO warplanes defend Luxembourg from Russian aggression. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com richardrozoff

WSWS (2021-07-19). Take Me Somewhere Nice: Young and reckless energy. wsws.org A teenage girl, Alma (Sara Luna Zoric), living in the Netherlands with her mother, returns to her native Bosnia to visit a father, now seriously ill, who she hardly knows.

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